Customers ready for ‘sensing bricks’

Meanwhile, 64 pct of them believe that buildings will mimic outdoor light conditions within the next five years as each brick will also be able to supply information on external environment and allow houses to adapt to changing conditions. “This means we may have to fundamentally rethink the concept of a smart home, where the internet is every bit as intrinsic to the home as water pipes and electrical wiring. Construction companies will be the builders of internet infrastructure,” claims the company.

According to the analysts, in the future even the air people breathe in their homes could be connected to the internet. Today as much as 54 pct of smartphone users are very interested in sensors that optimize indoor air quality. And 66 pct of the surveyed think that homes which use the internet to control air quality, ventilation and windows will be commonplace in a five years time.